Europe

Will Foot (left) and Lewis Henderson, of Deptford Northern Soul Club.

Northern Soul is thriving across the UK thanks to Gen Z looking to dance

4:51pm October 23, 2023

by Rebecca Rosman

"Northern Soul is inherently up-tempo, Black American music that never really made it in America," says Lewis Henderson, one-half of the Deptford Northern Soul Club in the UK.

Germany's strict support for Israel, informed by history

6:04pm October 22, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

Germany's position in the Israel-Gaza war is informed by its complex past.

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Hubert Sobecki is a spokesperson for Love Does Not Exclude, an association that represents Poland's LGBTQ+ community. Sobecki says while he's encouraged that Polish voters have rejected the ruling right-wing Law and Justice party, he's not convinced that Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition represents a big change for the LGBTQ+ community in Poland.

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As Europe applauds Poland's election results, civil rights groups prepare to fight

5:30pm October 21, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

LGBTQ+ and abortion rights advocates are thrilled Poland's ruling, right-wing Law and Justice party is unlikely to form Poland's next government. But they are skeptical of the commitment of who will.

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The UN says 20 trucks of aid are not enough, asks for fuel to be let in for hospitals

1:41pm October 21, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon discusses aid to Gaza with Assistant Secretary-General Lynn Hastings. She is the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

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People take part in a "March For Palestine" in London on Saturday.

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Protesters pack London streets demanding an end to the siege of Gaza

11:47am October 21, 2023

by Willem Marx

British police estimated that up to 100,000 marchers participated. The crowds, carrying Palestinian flags, also demanded that Israel discontinue deadly airstrikes in the enclave.

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Some Ukrainians fear that war in the Middle East would distract from their plight

8:32am October 21, 2023

by Joanna Kakissis

Ukrainians worry that a regional war in the Middle East will distract their country's allies, embolden Russia and prolong Russia's war on Ukraine.

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Poland's civil rights activists are cautiously optimistic about the new government

8:32am October 21, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

Poland's right-wing ruling party lost the national elections. But activists do not predict the winners will undertake major changes in LGBTQ and abortion policies.

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People try to pump water away in a flooded neighborhood in Haderslev, Denmark, on Friday.

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Gale-force winds and floods strike northern Europe, killing at least 3 in the U.K.

3:01am October 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

Strong winds and floods struck several countries in northern Europe as the region endured more heavy rain on Friday that forecasters say will continue into the weekend.

President Biden used an Oval Office address to make the case that funding for Israel and Ukraine is in the national interest.

The White House is asking for almost $106 billion for Israel, Ukraine and the border

3:10pm October 20, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

Congress declined to give the White House $24 billion in aid for Ukraine in late September. Now there's a much bigger request, which also includes money for Israel and other priorities.

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Biden makes the case for supporting Israel and Ukraine with money, weapons

11:29am October 20, 2023

The White House is asking lawmakers for almost $106 billion in funding for Israel, Ukraine, countering China in the Indo-Pacific, and operations on the southern U.S. border.

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